Mabel
/ˈmeɪbl̩/
Mabel proper noun: a female given name from Latin.
Proper noun
Mabel
- A female given name from Latin.
- Her name was Mabel Hortense, and the children were very proud of having a cousin who lived in the city and was named Mabel Hortense. At Damsonfield Four Corners, where they lived, all the little girls were name Mary Jane or Sarah Ann or Lucy Maria, or, at the best, Hattie and Carrie; they had...1883, Sophie Swett, “All the Plums”, in St. Nicholas Magazine, Vol.10, Part 1, page 34
- The red stitching across the breast pocket read Mabel, a name Maggie had not heard since her childhood. What had become of all the Mabels? She tried to picture giving a new little baby that name.1988, Anne Tyler, Breathing Lessons, →ISBN, page 28
Forms of Mabel
| alternative form | Mable |
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Origin of Mabel
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”).
Words formed from Mabel
Words that rhyme with Mabel
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Questions about Mabel
- What does Mabel mean?
- Mabel means a female given name from Latin.
- What part of speech is Mabel?
- Mabel is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Mabel?
- Mabel is pronounced /ˈmeɪbl̩/.
Words near Mabel in the dictionary
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